{"id":46224,"date":"2018-04-20T09:32:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T09:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=46224"},"modified":"2018-04-20T09:32:26","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T09:32:26","slug":"world-heritage-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/world-heritage-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"World Heritage Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: What is the main theme of &#8216;World Heritage Day\u2019 celebrated on April 18<sup>th<\/sup>?<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism<br \/>\n(b) Heritage for Generations<br \/>\n(c) World Heritage Site and we<br \/>\n(d) Cultural Heritage: Facts related to<br \/>\n<strong>Answer: (b)\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Related Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On April 18<sup>th<\/sup>, 2018, World Heritage Day or International Day for Monuments and Sites is being observed around the world.<\/li>\n<li>The 2018 theme for the ICOMOS International Day for Monuments and Sites is\u00a0Heritage for Generationsled by the ICOMOS Emerging Professionals Working Group.<\/li>\n<li>Sharing stories and the transfer of knowledge between generations is a crucial step in cultural development, characterising the human experience since time immemorial.<\/li>\n<li>On 18<sup>th<\/sup> April 1982, on the occasion of a symposium organized by ICOMOS Tunisia and a corresponding meeting of the Bureau in Hammamet, it was suggested that a day be established to\u00a0celebrate the diversity of heritage throughout the world.<\/li>\n<li>There was also a proposal to celebrate &#8216;World Heritage Day&#8217; during this time.<\/li>\n<li>Every year on 18<sup>th<\/sup> April, ICOMOS celebrates the International Day for Monuments and Sites, whose establishment was approved by the 22<sup>nd<\/sup> UNESCO General Conference in 1983.<\/li>\n<li>This day is celebrated to make common people aware about the diversity and protection of awareness, cultural, historical and natural heritage at protected places.<\/li>\n<li>Last year, UNESCO included &#8216;Ahmadabad&#8217; as &#8216;India&#8217;s first city&#8217; in the list of &#8216;World Heritage City&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Founded on November 16<sup>th<\/sup>, 1945, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, has included total 36 sites in India in the list of World Heritage.<\/li>\n<li>28 cultural, 7 natural places and 1 venue have been ranked in mixed category.<\/li>\n<li>First of all, in the year 1983, the Ajanta Ellora caves from India and the fort of Agra was included in the list of World Heritage.<\/li>\n<li>Agha Khan Foundation is doing excellent work for the protection of cultural heritage in the Indian subcontinent.<\/li>\n<li>While undertaking industrial initiatives for the conservation of these heritages, Indian Oil Corporation has raised Rs. 25 crore for the renovation of Kanheri&#8217;s caves and Konark temple etc. and SAIL decided to spend Rs 1 crore for the repair and maintenance of Lodi Gardens buildings in Delhi.<\/li>\n<li>The &#8216;International Council of Monuments and Sites&#8217; (ICOMOS) organization was established by the International Charters of the Conservation and Renewal of Monuments and Hospices of the year 1964.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reference: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/ahmedabad-declared-indias-first-heritage-city-by-unesco\/article19244478.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/ahmedabad-declared-indias-first-heritage-city-by-unesco\/article19244478.ece<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iocl.com\/AboutUs\/IndianOilFoundation.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.iocl.com\/AboutUs\/IndianOilFoundation.aspx<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/content\/375478\/intach-lose-heritage-project-lodhi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/content\/375478\/intach-lose-heritage-project-lodhi.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: What is the main theme of &#8216;World Heritage Day\u2019 celebrated on April 18th? 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